Philadelphia-based Exyn Technologies, a leader in autonomous mapping and perception-driven navigation, announced its Exyn Nexus handheld LiDAR scanner has been selected by a government research and engineering organization.
The contract marks the third with the U.S. government this year, officials said. The contract will support a recurring facility-scanning program across the organization’s research and manufacturing site. Officials with Exyn said the organization operates a dedicated laboratory focused on evaluating handheld scanning systems and SLAM algorithms, and had benchmarked Exyn Nexus against other LiDAR systems before making its selection. Exyn Nexus was chosen for its combination of survey-grade accuracy, mobility and speed of capture in demanding operating environments, the company said.
“Government technical organizations apply some of the most rigorous evaluation standards of any customer we work with, and winning a direct head-to-head benchmark against other commercial systems is meaningful validation of what Exyn Nexus delivers,” Brandon Torres Declet, CEO of Exyn Technologies, said. “We are seeing consistent demand across federal customers for accurate, repeatable 3D data capture, and we intend to keep building on that momentum.”
Under the initial deployment, the organization is expected to use the system to build accurate 3D models of its facilities and equipment, supporting equipment placement, facility planning and as-built documentation of existing infrastructure. Teams intend to digitally recreate active machine and fabrication shops, extract precise measurements from scans and conduct recurring facility scans on an ongoing basis to ensure planning and documentation records remain current.
The company also has contracts with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as well as a planned demonstration and operational pilot with the U.S. Air Force’s Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex.